Congrats to my NYC friends Jason Karp, Jordan Brown and Jessica Karp on their sale of Hu for a reported $340M. An amazing accomplishment!
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Congrats to my NYC friends Jason Karp, Jordan Brown and Jessica Karp on their sale of Hu for a reported $340M. An amazing accomplishment!
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The Texas-based organic baby food company is on track to do $21 million in revenue next year.
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Vitamin D, immune support and blood sugar balance top the list.
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Internal company records show the companies knew crop damage from their weed killer would be extensive. They sold it anyway.
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Jason Karp and Rohan Oza, the leaders of HumanCo and CAVU Ventures, respectively, are launching a blank check company targeting the U.S. health and wellness industry.
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Vertical Wellness, a leader in the branded hemp cannabinoid health and wellness space, has acquired The Organic Candy Factory.
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With business booming during the pandemic, Thrive Market’s CEO/co-founder Nick Green says the company is “barely scratching the surface.”
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Bob Kirchoff, the CEO of Organic Valley, discusses policy changes needed to ensure a healthy business climate and certainty for organic dairy family farmers.
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Activists say the pesticide industry’s calculated move is straight from the tobacco playbook.
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Available starting on Friday and running until December 20th, Dr. Bronner’s will be offering a cannabis-scented fragrance of its classic bar soap on behalf of a new campaign for Sun+Earth Certified, a program inspired by and aligned with the Regenerative Organic Certified standard but tailored to the way cannabis is grown and produced. David Bronner, Cosmic Engagement Officer (CEO) of Dr. Bronner’s, explains why his company supports the Sun+Earth certification.
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The maker of organic, plant-based formulas used in the treatment of chronic illnesses has raised $51 million from Goldman Sachs, Kaiser Permanente Ventures and existing individual investors.
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A close look at OrgHive, the leading digital marketing platform for reaching organic consumers in China.
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My analysis of what this deal means for both companies.
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Led by current investors S2G Ventures and Acre Venture Partners, with participation from Once Upon a Farm’s John Foraker, Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud and others, the California-based organic gardening company has secured a new round of financing.
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A look at how General Mills is leveraging its market power to spur change on farms, both big and small.
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The updated scorecard ranks 225 varieties of organic yogurt from 29 brands.
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Prior to its plans to go public, the Canadian organic energy drink company closed on a big round of financing.
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Upcycled foods, alternative oils and more sophisticated baby foods top the list for what will be hot in the coming year.
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Instacart is now #3, trailing only Amazon and Walmart.
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Despite only generating $13M in revenues in 2019, Laird Superfood closed yesterday at $42.60, nearly double its IPO price and giving it a market cap of $377M.
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In an interview with Bloomberg, Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey said that online sales have surged during the pandemic and some of those shoppers will return to stores when they feel safe again.
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Led by Robyn O’ Brien, Don Shaffer and David Haynes, rePlant Capital will make loans to regenerative and organic farmers, all with the goal of improving soil health.
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Very cool! General Mills partnered with the South Dakota farm to invest in the transition to organic and then agreed to source organic wheat from 10,000 acres for its Annie’s Mac & Cheese pasta products.
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With 600 new items, Good & Gather Signature will become the retailer’s largest private label brand.
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